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Plan9 · 11-22-2007, 06:01 PM

I'd say the US Constitution is fine. The 2nd Amendment was placed second for a reason... to help protect the 1st Amendment in an "Oh Shit" event AND to ensure the equality of the citizenry and the government through the following logic:

"A man without a firearm is a subject, a man with a firearm is a citizen."

This requires the utmost in responsibility and reasonableness to apply to the modern world. I fear that we have lost most of that responsibility.

So, yeah... I feel that the Constitution is in good shape. Our interpretation and application, however, leave a lot to be desired.

What was that bumper sticker I once saw?

Gun control works! Ask Nazi Germany, Soviet Russian, and the People's Republic of China!

"People's Republic" indeed.

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It would be a little nutso to ban firearm ownership from lawful citizens on the grounds that we can't be trusted to own firearms. Such things often erode into other Mama Bear gummint issues. I don't need anybody holding my hand.

Real freedom means dealing with an unsafe world.

As many here often quote: Very rarely can you trade freedom for safety.

11-22-2007, 06:01 PM	#152 (permalink)
Plan9 I Confess a Shiver	I'd say the US Constitution is fine. The 2nd Amendment was placed second for a reason... to help protect the 1st Amendment in an "Oh Shit" event AND to ensure the equality of the citizenry and the government through the following logic: "A man without a firearm is a subject, a man with a firearm is a citizen." This requires the utmost in responsibility and reasonableness to apply to the modern world. I fear that we have lost most of that responsibility. So, yeah... I feel that the Constitution is in good shape. Our interpretation and application, however, leave a lot to be desired. What was that bumper sticker I once saw? Gun control works! Ask Nazi Germany, Soviet Russian, and the People's Republic of China! "People's Republic" indeed. ... It would be a little nutso to ban firearm ownership from lawful citizens on the grounds that we can't be trusted to own firearms. Such things often erode into other Mama Bear gummint issues. I don't need anybody holding my hand. Real freedom means dealing with an unsafe world. As many here often quote: Very rarely can you trade freedom for safety. __________________ *Whatever you can carry.* "You should not drink... and bake." Last edited by Plan9; 11-22-2007 at 06:06 PM..